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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Noted Cine actor and BJP Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur, Sunny Deol calls on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh to discuss development projects
Noted Cine actor and BJP Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur, Sunny Deol called on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and discussed with him the Shahpur Kandi Dam project located on the river Ravi which will benefit the border areas of districts Kathua and Pathankot respectively, which happen to be part of the adjacent Lok Sabha constituencies of Udhampur-Kathua-Doda represented by Dr Jitendra Singh and Gurdaspur represented by Sunny Deol.
Pertinent to mention that Shahpur Kandi Dam project had been stalled for the last over four decades and it was revived after the direct intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had also announced its launching during one of his visits to Jammu. The project, which has been declared as “National Project”, is scheduled to be completed in 2022 and will allow India to use the water from the river Ravi which was otherwise flowing into Pakistan, even though under the Indus-Water Treaty of 1960, the share of water from river Ravi was earmarked for India.
Soon after Dr. Jitendra Singh was elected as Member of Parliament from the region in 2014, he had started following up the project for its revival. Even though the project was planned many years ago, it could not be implemented due to lack of agreement between the State of Punjab and the then State of Jammu Kashmir. However, on the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a fresh draft of Agreement was prepared and the project was revived in 2018.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said, under the Indus Water Treaty of 1960, India has full right of water on three eastern rivers namely Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, but due to the callous attitude of the earlier governments, India’s share of water was flowing into Pakistan. He said, once the project is complete, it will improve irrigation potential of farmers in the areas bordering Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab.
Sunny Deol offered to accompany Dr Jitendra Singh for a joint visit to the site of the project, the main construction of which is coming up at location which happens to be the part of the constituency represented by Deol.
During the meeting, Sunny Deol also discussed some of the issues of mutual concern for the adjoining districts of Kathua and Pathankot, which are part of the two respective Lok Sabha constituencies. He also discussed the restrictions imposed at the Jammu& Kashmir- Punjab border on account of guidelines issued in the wake of Bird Flu precautions. The two leaders offered to hold a joint meeting with administration to address issues impacting the two neighbouring districts.
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Ministry of Finance
Claims of more than 10,000 MSMEs accepted under Vivad se Vishwas-I scheme since launch
Rs. 256 crore relief grant to MSMEs ensures bank credit flow and freeing up guarantees
In a major relief to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises , various Ministries/ Departments of Government of India have accepted more than 10,000 claims of MSMEs under Vivad se Vishwas - I scheme aimed at providing relief to MSMEs for the COVID-19 Pandemic period. This has led to grant of more than Rs. 256 crore to MSMEs and increased flow of bank credit through freeing up of guarantees.
The highest relief of Rs. 116.47 crore has been granted by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas . This includes the claims settled and amount paid by the agencies under the administrative control of the MoPNG.
Performance of TOP FIVE Ministries in terms of claims settled and amount paid is given in the table below:
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Name of Ministry
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Amount paid 
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Number of claims accepted
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Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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116.47
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2,807
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Ministry of Railways
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79.16
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2,090
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Ministry of Defence
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23.45
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424
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Ministry of Steel
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14.48
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244
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Ministry of Power
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6.69
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119
The Vivad se Vishwas I – Relief for MSMEs scheme was announced by the Union Finance Minister in the Budget Speech 2023-24. The scheme was launched by Ministry of Finance through Government e-Marketplace  portal on 17.04.2023. The last date for submission of claims for relief, on the GeM portal, under the scheme was 31.07.2023. GeM had developed a dedicated portal for the purpose of this scheme.
The Department of Expenditure had issued instruction detailing the scheme and procedure for lodging claim on 11.04.2023. Scope of the scheme was subsequently expanded to include works procurement and earning contracts. Under the scheme relief by way of refund of 95% of the deducted performance security, bid security and liquidated damages was provided. Relief was also provided to MSMEs debarred for default in execution of contracts. The relief provided under this scheme were in continuation to the efforts of the Government in promoting and sustaining the MSME sector severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cabinet Secretariat
Modi Government creates a new Ministry of Co-operation
In a historic move, a separate ‘Ministry of Co-operation’ has been created by the Modi Government for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’.
This ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country.
It will help deepen Co-operatives as a true people based movement reaching upto the grassroots.
In our country, a Co-operative based economic development model is very relevant where each member works with a spirit of responsibility.
The Ministry will work to streamline processes for ‘Ease of doing business’ for co-operatives and enable development of Multi-State Co-operatives .
The Central Government has signaled its deep commitment to community based developmental partnership. Creation of a separate Ministry for Co-operation also fulfils the budget announcement made by the Finance Minister.
Ministry of Textiles
Synthetic Yarn
To boost exports, Government of India has announced a scheme namely "Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products',  to all export goods, including textiles and garments with effect from 1st January, 2021. Further, in order to boost exports in Man-Made Fibre  sector, Government of India has removed santi-dumping duty on PTA, a key raw material for the manufacture of MMF fibre and yarn. Government has also removed anti-dumping duty on acrylic fibre, raw material for yarn and knitwear industry. Assistance is also provided to exporters under Market Access initiative  Scheme.
As per Nielsen baseline survey of Powerloom industry conducted during 2012-13, 24.86 lakh Powerloomswereinstalled in the country. The location-wise details is in ANNEXURE-I. As per 4th All India Handloom Census , there are 28,23,382 handlooms across the country on which handloom cloth/products are manufactured using varieties of yarn. A statement showing state-wise number of handlooms is at ANNEXURE-II.
The details of funds allocation/expenditure under major schemes in the last three years and till date are atANNEXURE-III.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Textiles, Smt. SmritiZubinIrani in LokSabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari calls for advance action by companies to recall all defective batches of Electric Vehicles, constitutes Expert committee to enquire into incidents and for quality-centric guidelines
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has said several mishaps involving Electric Two Wheelers have come to light in last two months. It is most unfortunate that some people have lost their lives and several have been injured in these incidents. In a series of tweets on Thursday Shri Gadkari said companies may take advance action to Recall all defective batches of vehicles immediately. He said under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi our government is committed to ensure safety of each and every commuter.
The Minister informed that an Expert Committee has been constituted to enquire into these incidents and make recommendations on remedial steps. He said based on the reports necessary orders on the defaulting companies will be issued and quality-centric guidelines for Electric Vehicles will also be issued soon.
Shri Gadkari said if any company is found negligent in their processes, a heavy penalty will be imposed and a recall of all defective vehicles will also be ordered.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Air Quality Testing Application
India Meteorological Department  issues Air Quality Forecast Bulletin and generates air quality forecast products and upload the same on IMD website for the knowledge of general public and air pollution control authorities. Currently, the air quality forecast products are generated and provided for Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna and Bhopal.
This information was given by the Minister of State  for M/o Earth Sciences and M/o Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
NIPCCD organizes Training Programme on ‘Ensuring Holistic Care & Nurture of Growing Child on The Beginnings of Foundations’ under Mission Poshan in Bengaluru
National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development  organized a Training Programme on ‘Ensuring Holistic Care & Nurture of Growing Child: The Beginnings of Foundations’. As many as 25 participants attended the programme for Functionaries of SAA and Anganwadi Services Scheme at Regional Centre, Bengaluru.
Ministry of Defence
Telephone Conversation between Raksha Mantri and US Secretary of Defence
Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh received an introductory telephone call from the newly appointed US Secretary of defence Gen.  Lloyd Austin on 27 January 2021.
Previously, Raksha Mantri had Congratulated Secretary Austin on his appointment.
During the telephonic talk, they reaffirmed their commitment to work together to strengthen the multifaceted India - US defence cooperation and the strategic partnership.
Raksha Mantri and Secretary Austin discussed bilateral, regional and global issues.
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Ministry of Law and Justice
STUDY ON ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES IN THE COUNTRY
The details of funds allocated and utilized under Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice in India"  during the last two years is at Annexure ‘A’. Since this is a central sector scheme, no state wise allocation of funds are made under it.
Nyaya Bandhu  provides for free legal assistance to those entitled for free legal aid under Section 12 of Legal Services Authorities Act,1987. No beneficiary from transgender category has availed service under Nyaya Bandhu  from the State of Punjab. As on 28th Feb,2023, a total of 1781 beneficiaries have been rendered legal assistance.The State/UT wise details of number of beneficiaries is at Annexure – ‘B’
Department of Justice, Government of India conducted third partyevaluation of its programmes in 2019 which includes Tele-Law: Reaching the Unreached; Nyaya Bandhu Pro Bono Legal Services Programme, Nyaya Mitra and Access to Justice in North -Eastern States. In addition, National Legal Service Authority  has conducted three Evaluation and Impact Assessment by the third-party agencies on the following subject:
- Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Practice and Procedure of Empanelment, Capacity Building, Engagement and Management of lawyer empanelled with Legal Services Authorities.
- Evaluation of Legal Aid provided in Civil and Criminal matters in Courts, Tribunals, Quasi-Judicial Body & Jails.
- Evaluation & Impact Assessment of Para Legal Volunteers .
This information was given by the Union Minister of Law & Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of  ‘5.74% GS 2026’,  ‘GoI Floating Rate Bond 2028’, and  ‘6.67%GS 2035’  ‘6.99% GS 2051’
The Government of India  has announced the Sale  of
 5.74% Government Security, 2026’ for a notified amount of Rs 9,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method;  ‘‘GoI Floating Rate Bonds, 2028’ for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method;  ‘6.67% Government Security 2035’ for a notified amount of Rs 10,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method and  ‘6.99% Government Security 2051’ for a notified amount of Rs 9,000 crore  through price based auction using multiple price method. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 2,000 crore each against one or more security/ies. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on Friday i.e. April 08, 2022.
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the Securities will be allotted to eligible individuals and institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on April 08, 2022. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 12.30 p.m. and 01.00 p.m.and the competitive bids should be submitted between 12.30 p.m. and 01.30 p.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on April 08, 2022  and payment by successful bidders will be on April 11, 2022 .
The Securities will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
Prime Minister's Office
G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration
G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration adopted today can be accessed here:
G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
29 Projects Approved Under Chairmanship of Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
Projects to Generate Employment of About 15000 and to Benefit Over 2 Lakh Farmers
21 Projects to Leverage Investment of Rs 443 Crores
Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee  meeting chaired by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries today approved 21 projects, leveraging investment worth Rs 443 crores supported with a grant of Rs. 189 Crores under the Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition. 8 projects leveraging investment worth Rs 62 crores with grants of Rs. 15 cr under the BFL Scheme were approved in another meeting chaired by Union FPI Minister. Shri Rameswar Teli, MoS, FPI was also present in the meeting.
Shri Tomar said that these projects would benefit farmers and consumers. He urged the officers to expedite the implementation of approved projects. 21 projects are likely to generate employment for nearly 12600 people and benefit 200592 farmers. These projects are spread across the 10 states of Andhra, Gujarat, HP, J&K, Kerala, Nagaland, Punjab, Telangana, UK, UP. The Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value addition infrastructure aims at arresting post-harvest losses of horticulture & non-horticulture produce & providing remunerative price to farmers.
8 projects approved in another meeting are likely to generate employment for nearly 2500 people. The objective of the scheme is to provide effective and seamless backward and forward integration for the processed food industry by plugging the gaps in the supply chain in terms of availability of raw material and linkages with the market.
Sector-wise approved projects:
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S.No
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Sector
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Approved
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1
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Fruits & vegetables
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12
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2
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Marine / Fisheries
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6
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3
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RTE
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1
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4
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Meat / Poultry
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1
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5
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Irradiation
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1
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Total
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21
State-wise distribution:
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S.No
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State / UT
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Approved
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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6
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2
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Gujarat
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4
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3
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Himachal Pradesh
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2
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4
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Jammu & Kashmir
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1
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5
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Kerala
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1
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6
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Nagaland
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1
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7
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Punjab
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1
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8
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Telangana
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1
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9
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Uttarakhand
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3
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10
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Uttar Pradesh
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1
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Total
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21
Prime Minister's Office
India is committed to self-reliance in energy and furthering sustainable growth: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has remarked that India is committed to self-reliance in energy and furthering sustainable growth.
Sharing a tweet by Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri about India becoming the world’s 3rd largest energy consumer, 3rd largest consumer of oil, 3rd largest LPG consumer, 4th largest LNG importer, 4th largest refiner and the 4th largest automobile market in the world, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“India is committed to self-reliance in energy and furthering sustainable growth.”
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds129.54 Cr
More than73 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 98.36%
8,439 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload is lowest in 555 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 24 days
With the administration of 73,62,000 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 129.54 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,35,05,139sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,84,977
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2nd Dose
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95,63,730
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,81,800
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2nd Dose
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1,66,23,661
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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47,10,59,550
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2nd Dose
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25,23,53,394
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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18,77,74,682
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2nd Dose
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12,84,68,102
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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11,74,85,990
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2nd Dose
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8,33,24,089
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Total
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1,29,54,19,975
The recovery of 9,525 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,40,89,137.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.36%,highest since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 15,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for last 41days now.
8,439 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseload presently at 93,733 is lowest in 555 days. Active cases constitute 0.27% of the country's total Positive Cases, which is lowest since March 2020.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 12,13,130 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 65.06 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 0.76% remains less than 1% for the last 24 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be0.70%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below2% for last 65 days and below 3% for 100 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
In order to publicize the program of International Day of Yoga at national and international level on the occasion of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Countdown Events to Yoga Day, 2022 was organized by the Government of India on June 17, 2022 at Vivekanand Rock, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu in the heritage city of Kanyakumari. The program was jointly organized by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India and in t collaboration with Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries welfare department, Government of Tamil Nadu. In the program, more than 500 Dairy Farmers, Students and fisherman livestock farmers participated in the yoga practice program. The program was held at Vivekanada Kendra in the back drop of Vivekananda rock and the confluence of three seas, which is southern most tip of the Indian sub-continent.
While launching the program, Chief Guest of the program Shri Dr. L. Murugan, Hon’ble Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, has told about the usefulness of Yoga in the daily life and the way Yoga reduces the stress and improves the health of the individual. Dr.L.Murugan emphasized the need practice yoga minimum one hour a day to reap the benefits of yoga. Further, he had interaction with progressive dairy farmers and fishermen from kanyakumari district.
Shri. Jawahar I.A.S, Additional chief secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, in his speech mentioned the importance of the International Yoga Day and the measures taken by the Government of India in collaboration with state governments to familiarize Yoga amongst the common man.
Shri Arvind I.A.S., District collector, Kanyakumari district in his special address explained the importance of Yoga and is the key to healthy living.
Dr.B.Arun Prasad, Director, CFSP&TI , Bangalore in his address explained the significance of the event and its coincidence with the “Azadi ka amirtotsav”. Practicing yoga helps one to control his mind and thoughts apart from the physical exercise. This helps one to lead a life with better productivity. Dairy farmers should adopt yoga in their routine life for a healthy living.
The event was attended by Shri. M.R.Gandhi, MLA, Nagercoil Constituency, Shri. Hari kiran, Superintendent of Police and Officials from the Vivekanada Kendra.
The event was studded with cultural events viz., yoga dance, Classical dance and traditional dances of Tamil Nadu.
The cultural events were followed by the yoga practice in which more than 500 participants were present. Well trained yoga instructors conducted the yoga training session in which Honorable minister for State Shri. L.Murugan participated with enthusiasm and was accompanied by the officers from Central and State government Animal Husbandry department.
The program ended with vote of thanks rendered by Dr.Aniruddha Udaykar, Assistant commissioner, DAHD, Govt. of india.
Hon’ble minister visited the stall in which the traditional handicrafts were displayed. He also visited the stall where the dairy products of State milk federation were displayed.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Updates on COVID-19
Recovery Rate Improves to 48.31%
Fatality Rate Drops to 2.80%
During the last 24 hours, a total of 4,776 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of 1,00,303 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.31% amongst COVID-19 patients. Presently, there are 1,01,497 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.
The fatality rate is 2.80%.
The testing capacity has increased in the country through 480 Government and 208 private laboratories . Cumulatively, 41,03,233 samples have been tested so far for COVID-19, whereas, 1,37,158 samples were tested yesterday.
With respect to the health infrastructure in the country for management of COVID-19, as of now, 952 dedicated COVID hospitals with 1,66,332 Isolation beds, 21,393 ICU beds and 72,762 Oxygen supported beds are available. 2,391 dedicated COVID Health Centres with 1,34,945 Isolation beds; 11,027 ICU beds and 46,875 Oxygen supported beds have been operationalised. The Centre has also provided 125.28 lakh N95 masks and 101.54 lakh Personal Protective Equipment  to the States/ UTs / Central Institutions.
For all authentic and updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA .
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at Ministry of Health and Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .